浙江财经大学-681综合英语【2012】考研真题
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2012 年攻读浙江财经学院硕士学位研究生入学考试试题
科目代码:681 科目名称:综合英语
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Part I READING COMPREHENSION (50 MIN, 50 points)
In this section there are five reading passages followed by a total of 25
multiple-choice questions. Read the passages and finish the multiple choices.
Text A
Peopledonotanalyzeeveryproblemtheymeet.Sometimestheytryto
rememberasolutionfromthelasttimetheyhadasimilarproblem.Theyoften
accept the opinions or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act
withoutthinking;theytrytofindasolutionbytrialanderror.However,whenall
thesemethodsfail,thepersonwithaproblemhastostartanalyzing.
Therearesixstagesinanalyzingaproblem.
Firstthepersonmustrecognizethatthereisaproblem.Forexample,Sam's
bicycleisbroken,andhecannotrideittoclassasheusuallydoes.Sammustsee
thatthereisaproblemwithhisbicycle.
Next the thinker must define the problem. Before Sam can repair his
bicycle,hemustfindthereasonwhyitdoesnotwork.Forinstance,hemust
determineiftheproblemiswiththegears,thebrakes,ortheframe.Hemust
makehisproblemmorespecific.
Now the person must look for information that will make the problem
clearerandleadtopossiblesolutions.Forinstance,supposeSamdecidesthathis
bikedoesnotworkbecausethereissomethingwrongwiththegearwheels.At
thistime,hecanlookinhisbicyclerepairbookandreadaboutgears.Hecan
talktohisfriendsatthebikeshop.Hecanlookathisgearscarefully.
Afterstudyingtheproblem,thepersonshouldhaveseveralsuggestionsfor
apossiblesolution.TakeSamasanillustration.Hissuggestionsmightbe:put
oilonthegearwheels;buynewgearwheelsandreplacetheoldones;tightenor
loosenthegearwheels.
Eventually one suggestion seems to be the solution to the problem.
Sometimesthefinalideacomesverysuddenlybecausethethinkersuddenlysees
somethingneworseessomethinginanewway.Sam,forexample,suddenly
sees that there is a piece of chewing gum between the gear wheels. He
immediatelyrealizesthesolutiontohisproblem:hemustcleanthegearwheels.
Finallythesolutionistested.Samcleansthegearwheelsandfindsthat
afterwardshisbicycleworksperfectly.Inshort,hehassolvedtheproblem.
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1. Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?
A. SixStagesforRepairingSam'sBicycle.
B. PossibleWaystoProblem-solving.
C. NecessitiesofProblemAnalysis.
D. SuggestionsforAnalyzingaProblem.
2. Inanalyzingaproblemweshoulddoallthefollowingexcept_________.
A. recognizeanddefinetheproblem
B. lookforinformationtomaketheproblemclearer
C. havesuggestionsforapossiblesolution
D. findasolutionbytrialormistake
3. ByreferringtoSam'sbrokenbicycle,theauthorintendsto_________.
A. illustratethewaystorepairhisbicycle
B. discusstheproblemsofhisbicycle
C. tellushowtosolveaproblem
D. showushowtoanalyzeaproblem
4. WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A. Peopledonotanalyzetheproblemtheymeet.
B. Peopleoftenaccepttheopinionsorideasofotherpeople.
C. Peoplemaylearnfromtheirpastexperience.
D. Peoplecannotsolvesomeproblemstheymeet.
5. Asusedinthelastsentence,thephrase"inshort"means________.
A. inthelongrun
B. indetail
C. inaword
D. intheend
Text B
Fastfood,amainstayofAmericaneatingfordecades,mayhavereacheda
plateauintheUnitedStatesasthematuringbaby-boomgenerationlooksfora
morevariedmenu.Fastfoodstillrepresentsa$102billionayearindustry,but
growthhasturnedsluggishrecentlyamidtoughcompetitionfromretailfood
storesandamoreaffluentpopulationwillingtotrynewthingsandspendmore,
analysts say. Signs of trouble in fast food include price-cutting by industry
leaders,includingeffortsbyMcDonald'sto attractcustomerswitha 55cent
hamburger,andmajorplayerspullingoutorselling.O'Pepsico,forexample,is
sellingitsfast-foodrestaurantdivisionthatincludesTacoBell,PizzaHutand
KFC.
"It'sbecomingharderandharderforthesefirmstogrow,"saidJimBrown,a
professorofmarketingatVirginiaTechUniversity."IthinkintheUnitedStates
fastfoodhasreachedasaturationpointbecauseofthenumberofcompetitors
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andthenumberofoutlets."
Fast-food restaurant revenues grew 2. 5 percent in 1996, according to
industryfigures,theslowestsincetherecessionof1991.Thatisforcryfromthe
levels of the 1970s and 1980s. According to the Food Marketing Institute,
consumers areusing supermarketsfor 21 percentoftake-home food,nearly
doublethelevelofayearago.Whilefast-foodrestaurantsstilllead,theirshare
slippedsignificantly,from48percentin1996to41percentin1997.
"Consumershaveneverbeenmoredemandingthantheyaretoday,"said
MichaelSansolo,seniorvicepresidentoftheSupermarketTradeGroup."They
arepressedfortime.Moneyisstillanissue…buttheirtastesareincreasingly
diverse--whetherit'sgourmetfoods,ethnicfoodsororganicofferings."
Meanwhile,theagingofthebaby-boompopulation--andthegrowthinthe
numberofso-called"emptynesters"withgrownchildren--hasmeantasurgein
thenumberofpeoplewillingtospendmoreforupscaleitems.Thisgeneration
"will have the luxury of being more discriminating" as their children leave
home,notesHarryBalzer,vicepresidentoftheChicago-basedNPDconsulting
group.Balzersaidsome18millionbabyboomerswillbecomeempty-nestersin
thenextl0years,leavingthemwithmoredisposableincometospendondining
out."Fastandcheapwillstillbedrivingfactors...,butourdefinitionsoffastand
cheapmaybechanging."
Various reports suggest industry leader McDonald's is struggling, losing
marketshare,withlowersame-storesaleswhilecuttingbackthenumberofnew
outletsintheUnitedStates,partlyduetopressurefromfranchiserswhodon't
wanttobesqueezed.Thecompanyreplacedtheheadofits12,000USrestaurant
chainlastOctoberamidaslumpinUSmarketshare.
6. Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellabout?
A. Fastfooddisappointsconsumers.
B. Peoplepreferlessexpensivefood.
C. McDonald'sdominatesthemarketoffastfood.
D. Fastfoodislosingitsattraction.
7. Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A. O'Pepsicogoesbankrupt.
B. Thenumberofsupermarketsdoubles.
C. JimBrowntakesanegativeattitudetowardsthedevelopmentoffast
food.
D. McDonald'ssurvivesfromthecompetitionwithretailfoodstores.
8. WhatisNOTtrueaboutbaby-boomgeneration?
A. Theyseekavarietyoffood.
B. Theyhavecomeofage.
C. Theywillspendmoremoneyonfood.
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2012年攻读浙江财经学院硕士学位研究生入学考试试题科目代码:681科目名称:综合英语答案请写答题纸上PartIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(50MIN,50points)Inthissectiontherearefivereadingpassagesfollowedbyatotalof25multiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandfinishthemultiplechoices.TextAPeopledonotanalyzeeveryproblemtheymeet.Sometimestheytrytorememb...
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